Carnival Yearling Sale

Account of MAARA GRANGE, Cambridge.

PURE THEATRE (AUS) (Bay 1998-Stud 2004). 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m, VATC Guineas Prelude, Gr.3, Drawn H., 3d VATC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1, MVRC AAMI Vase, Gr.2, 4th ARC Railway H., Gr.1, MRC Australia Day Vase, Gr.3. Out of SW A Goodlookin Broad (Hawthorne Illinois Oaks, L), a half-sister to SW Ahead By a Century. Sire of Bradford and of the placegetters Free Near Free, Que, etc. His oldest progeny are 2YOs.

1st dam

MY ISABELLE, by Magic Ring. 2 wins at 800m in Aust. Half-sister to STAY TUNED. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Her first foal is an unraced 3YO.

2nd dam

SLIGHTLY SHARP, by Diesis. Raced once. Half-sister to OPACHISCO, Ivorona (dam of WHAT NONSENSE), Magic Muffin (dam of REASON TO RHYME), Ivoire (dam of BLANCO). Dam of 8 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

STAY TUNED (Marscay). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1300m, 1600m, A$119,520, Gosford Classic, L, AJC Rose & Crown Hotel H., 2d AJC Dulcify H., L, Dowling H., 3d AJC Spring Champion S., Gr.1, Carbine Club S., L. Sire.

Uphold. 10 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$81,135, BTC St Pauls School H., 2d QTC Bengalla Lad Maiden H.

3rd dam

WENONA, by Larkspur. 3 wins at 1¼m, 1½m, Curragh Blandford S., Gr.3, Eyrefield S., Phoenix Park Mulhuddert S., 2d Newmarket Sun Chariot S., Gr.2. Three-quarter-sister to BALLYGORAN, half-sister to TOM ROLFE, CHIEFTAIN, LADY REBECCA (dam of ALZAO), AHDEEK, Celia (dam of RIPON), Santa Paula (dam of NOBLE SAINT), Wampum (dam of FIDDLERS FARE). Dam of 11 foals, 10 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

OPACHISCO (In Reality). 4 wins from 1m to 1¼m, Leopardstown Hennessy H., L, North Dublin H., Maiden P., Phoenix Park Macardle Ale H. Sire.

Ivorona. Winner in U.S.A. Dam of-

WHAT NONSENSE (Foolish Pleasure). Head of The 1983 Norwegian 3YO Free H. 13 wins in U.S.A. and Norway, Norwegian Derby, L, 3d Norwegian Two Thousand Guineas, L.

Swift Gal. Winner in U.S.A. Grandam of-

LA FOQUITA (Iron). 8 wins-2 at 2-at 1000m, 1200m in Peru, Monterrico Clasico Roberto Alvarez Calderon Granados, L, Clasico Hipodromo de Santa Beatriz, L, 2d Monterrico Clasico Augusto Mostajo Barrera, Gr.3.

Magic Muffin. Placed in U.S.A. Dam of-

REASON TO RHYME (Mighty Adversary). 4 wins-1 at 2, Thistledown Annie Oakley H., L, Tougaloo S., L, Shaker Heights H., L. Producer.

Wentodinner. Unplaced. Grandam of-

SCULPTOR (His Royal Highness). 7 wins from 1200m to 2500m, NZ$224,750, A$484,000, to 2007-08, ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, VRC Saab H., Gr.3, Ipswich Cup, L, 2d Rotorua Cup, Gr.3, 3d QTC Brisbane Cup, Gr.1, 4th Queensland Derby, Gr.1, QTC Queen's Cup, Gr.3.

Ivoire. Unraced. Dam of-

BLANCO (Fappiano). 4 wins at 1m, 8½f, US$329,760, Bay Meadows Ascot H., L, Golden Gate Gold Rush S., L, 2d Illinois Derby, Gr.3, 3d California Derby, Gr.2, Golden Gate San Francisco Mile H., Gr.3. Sire.